Exhibit
10.18


 


Settlement
and Release AGREEMENT


 


This
Settlement and Release Agreement (“Agreement”) by and between Synergy CHC Corp., a Nevada corporation
(“Releasor”), the former shareholders (the “Shareholders”) of Breakthrough
Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), URX ACQUISITION TRUST, a Delaware statutory
trust (the “Trust”), on its own behalf and as the representative of the Shareholders, David T. Leyrer
(“Leyrer”), Michael Valentino (“Valentino”), Ron Fugate (“Fugate”),
and Randall Kaplan (“Kaplan”, and collectively with Leyrer, Valentino, Fugate, the “Former
Directors”) is dated and effective as of the 17th day of December, 2015.


 


WHEREAS,
the Company, the Trust, Jordan Eisenberg, the former chief executive officer of the Company and a Shareholder, the Shareholders
and Releasor are parties to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) dated November 12, 2015
(capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined have the meaning ascribed to them in the SPA);


 


WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the SPA, Releasor acquired all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (the “Transaction”);


 


WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the SPA, the Shareholders, the Company and the Trust made certain representations and warranties to Releasor
regarding, among other things, the financial condition of the Company and the Company’s outstanding liabilities and obligations
to third parties;


 


WHEREAS,
following the Transaction, Releasor discovered certain irregularities in the financial information of the Company as well as conflicting
information regarding the Company’s liabilities and obligations to third parties from what was previously provided by the
Company;


 


WHEREAS,
Releasor made a claim for indemnification against the Shareholders and the Trust pursuant to Section 8 of the SPA (the “Claim”);


 


WHEREAS,
Releasor and the Trust, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Shareholders, have reached an agreement to resolve the Claim to
the mutual satisfaction of all parties and wish to document such settlement in this Agreement.


 


NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:


 


1.Settlement
Payments.


 


	 	a.	The
    Trust will return Three Million (3,000,000) shares of Releasor’s common stock to Releasor. Upon execution of this Agreement,
    the Trust will return the certificate representing the Equity Consideration to Releasor’s transfer agent, VStock Transfer,
    with instructions to transfer Three Million (3,000,000) shares to Releasor and return a new certificate to the Trust for the
    balance of Three Million (3,000,000) shares of Releasor’s common stock.


 




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	 	b.	The
    time period under which Royalty Consideration is payable to the Trust by Releasor under the SPA is reduced from seven (7)
    years to five (5) years.
	 	 	 
	 	c.	Releasor
    will issue a warrant in the form of Exhibit A to the Trust.


 


2.Releases.


 


	 	a.	Release
    of the Trust and Shareholders by Releasor. Except as set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement, in exchange for
    the payments outlined above, Releasor, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates, directors, officers, managers, employees,
    agents, representatives, successors, and assigns, forever releases and discharges the Trust and its trustees, the Shareholders
    and their respective agents, representatives, successors, and assigns from any and all claims, demands, and causes of action
    of every kind and nature, whether known or unknown, direct or indirect, accrued, contingent or potential, which Releasor ever
    had or now has and which arose from the beginning of time until the date of this Agreement.
	 	 	 
	 	b.	Release
    of the former Directors of the Company by Releasor. Except as set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement, in exchange
    for the payments outlined above, Releasor, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates, directors, officers, managers,
    employees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns, forever releases and discharges the Former Directors and their
    agents, representatives, heirs and assigns from any and all claims, demands, and causes of action of every kind and nature,
    whether known or unknown, direct or indirect, accrued, contingent or potential, which Releasor ever had or now has and which
    arose from the beginning of time until the date of this Agreement.
	 	 	 
	 	c.	Release
    of Releasor by the Trust and the Former Directors. Except as set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement, in
    exchange for the payments outlined above, the Trust, on its own behalf and as the representative of the Shareholders, its
    trustees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns and the Former Directors, their heirs and assigns, forever release
    and discharge Releasor, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers (other than the officers of the Company prior
    to November 12, 2015), managers, employees (other than employees of the Company who were employees prior to November 12, 2015,
    whether or not they remained employees after such date), agents, representatives, successors, and assigns from any and all
    claims, demands, and causes of action of every kind and nature, whether known or unknown, direct or indirect, accrued, contingent
    or potential, which such parties ever had or now have and which arose from the beginning of time until the date of this Agreement.


 




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	 	d.	With
    respect to the foregoing releases, Releasor, Trust and the Former Directors each expressly waive any and all provisions, rights
    and benefits conferred by any law of the United States or of any country, state or territory of the United States, or principle
    of common law, which is similar, comparable, or equivalent to Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, and including Section
    1542 of the California Civil Code which provides:


 


A
GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME
OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.


 


3.Future
Claims. Each party to this Agreement specifically acknowledges and agrees that all rights of any party to pursue Jordan
Eisenberg and any former officers and employees of the Company (the “Company Management Team”) are specifically
reserved, except that no claim survives against Valentino notwithstanding his title as Chairman of the Company. Releasor hereby
covenants and agrees not to bring or initiate any proceeding to assert any claims, rights or remedies against the Trust, any trustee
of the Trust, any Former Director or any Shareholder (other than Shareholders who are also members of the Company Management Team)
under the indemnification provisions of the SPA or otherwise that relate in any way to the Claim, to any other potential claims
under the SPA or to the Transaction; provided, however, that all parties acknowledge and agree that any claims by
Releasor against the Trust or any Shareholder for breach of any representation or warranty contained in Sections 3 and 4(e) of
the SPA are specifically preserved (the “Preserved Claims”). For purposes of clarity, Releasor and its
successors and assigns shall have no further rights to indemnification under Section 8 of the SPA other than claims against the
Company Management Team and other than the Preserved Claims.


 


4.Authority.
Each party to this Agreement, on its own behalf and on behalf of those it represents, represents and warrants to all other
parties that such party has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations thereunder.


 


5.Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the
parties hereto.


 


6.Governing
Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the
laws of the State of North Carolina, United States, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. The
parties hereto irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of, the federal and state courts of the State of North Carolina located
in Wake County, North Carolina for such purpose. 


 


7.Expenses.
Except as otherwise provided herein, each of the parties hereto shall pay all its own expenses in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, any legal and accounting fees.


 


8.Severability.
In the event that any part of this Agreement is declared by any court or other judicial or administrative body to be null,
void or unenforceable, said provision shall survive to the extent it is not so declared, and all of the other provisions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.


 




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9.Notices.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given (i) on the date of service if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given, or (ii) on the day
of delivery by Federal Express or similar overnight courier or the Express Mail service maintained by the U.S. Postal Service,
to the party the addresses set forth in the SPA.


 


10.Amendments;
Waivers. This Agreement may be amended or modified, and any of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties or conditions
hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto, or in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving
compliance. Any waiver by any party of any condition, or of the breach of any provision, term, covenant, representation or warranty
contained in this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall not be deemed to be nor construed as further or continuing waiver
of any such condition, or of the breach of any other provision, term, covenant, representation or warranty of this Agreement.



 


11.Public
Announcements. The Trust shall not make any public statement regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
herein without Releasor’s prior written approval. Releasor will be required to file a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission regarding this Agreement.


 


12.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the exhibits hereto contain the entire understanding between the parties hereto
with respect to the matters contemplated hereby and thereby and supersede and replace all prior agreements and understandings,
oral or written, with regard to such matters.


 


13.Section
and Paragraph Headings. The section and paragraph headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall
not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.


 


14.Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and via .pdf, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute the same instrument. 


 


15.Independent
Counsel; Mutual Drafting. Each party hereto consulted, or had the opportunity to consult, legal counsel or other advisors
of its own choosing with respect to this Agreement and fully understands the meaning and intent of, this Agreement, including,
but not limited to, the final and binding effect of this Agreement and the acknowledgments, releases, and waivers contained herein.
Each party hereto shall be deemed to have consulted and assisted with the drafting of this Agreement such that any ambiguity herein
shall not be construed in favor of one party over the other party.


 


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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Settlement and Release Agreement effective as of the day and year first above
written.


 


	 	SYNERGY
    CHC CORP.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Jack Ross
	 	Name:	Jack
    Ross
	 	Title:	Chief
    Executive Officer


 


	 	URX
    ACQUISITION TRUST,
	 	on
    its own behalf and as representative of the Shareholders
	 	 	 
	 	KMJZ
    Investments, L.L.C., Voting Trustee
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/
    Scott Peppett
	 	Name: 	Scott Peppett
	 	Title:	Authorized Representative
	 	 	 
	 	Arbicha
    Invesments, L.L.C., Voting Trustee
	 	By
    Arbicha, LLC, Sole Member
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/
    Randall Kaplan
	 	Name: 	Randall Kaplan
	 	Title:	Manager
	 	 	 
	 	Casa
    Vicente, LLC, Voting Trustee
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/
    David Leyrer
	 	Name: 	David Leyrer
	 	Title:	Manager
	 	 	 
	 	URX
    Acquisition Trustee, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/
    Michael Valentino
	 	Name: 	Michael Valentino
	 	Title:	Sole Member


 


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	 	FORMER DIRECTORS:
	 	 
	 	David
    T. Leyrer 
	 	 
	 	/s/ David T.
    Leyrer
	 	 
	 	Michael
    Valentino 
	 	 
	 	/s/ Michael
    Valentino
	 	 
	 	Ron
    Fugate 
	 	 
	 	/s/ Ron Fugate
	 	 
	 	Randall
    Kaplan
	 	 
	 	/s/ Randall
    Kaplan


 


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Exhibit
A


 


Form
of Warrant


 


[Exhibit
A to Settlement and Release Agreement]